Newcastle Jets, Macarthur FC play to 1‑1 draw

NEWCASTLE, Australia (Interstat) — Newcastle Jets and Macarthur FC played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Xavier Bertoncello scored in the fifth minute for Newcastle before being replaced in the 67th. Daniel Wilmering provided an assist. Musa Toure, who played 21 minutes, equalized for Macarthur in the 70th. Ryan Fraser assisted on Toure’s goal after playing 44 minutes. Schreiber was booked in the 49th, Vickery in the 82nd and Dobson in the 87th. Macarthur made substitutions at halftime through Randazzo and Pain, then used Oliveira in the 56th, Bosnjak in the 63rd and Stamatelopoulos in the 69th. Newcastle brought on Grant and Recchia in the 59th, Vergos for Bertoncello in the 67th and Burgess in the 77th. Macarthur had beaten Perth Glory in its previous competition match, while Newcastle had drawn Central Coast Mariners and lost to Gamba Osaka across competitions. Macarthur is 1-0-1 in the competition and overall. Newcastle is 0-0-2 in the competition and 0-1-2 overall.